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School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Urban Planning for Health

  • Unit Code

    PLN3606

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    1

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit will focus on urban planning and implications for human health and well-being through exploration of social, economic and environmental factors. Considerable emphasis is placed on understanding health determinants and issues relating to equity and environmental quality. Tutorials will provide opportunities to examine contemporary approaches to integration of health and urban planning.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PLN5606

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply social ecological approaches to urban planning projects to achieve sustainable health outcomes.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the links between health and sustainable development.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and concepts that relate to urban planning for health at local, regional and metropolitan levels.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of health impact assessments.
  5. Describe concepts of health and potential health effects of urban settings.
  6. Identify social and environmental determinants of health.

Unit Content

  1. Historical and contemporary approaches to urban planning for health.
  2. Communities and health: equity, cultural diversity, social and economic factors, and health.
  3. Urban environments and health: environmental quality, equity and sustainability, implications for assessing social, economic and environmental factors, determinants of health.
  4. Integrated urban and health planning: links between diverse and sustainable urban, social, economic and environmental factors.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students will attend a weekly lecture and tutorial. Lectures will include guest speakers from government and industry where appropriate. Off-campus students will be required to access a range of teaching and learning materials via Blackboard. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEssay20%
AssignmentProject30%
AssignmentFinal report40%
PresentationPresentation10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEssay20%
AssignmentProject30%
AssignmentFinal report40%
PresentationRecorded presentation10%

Text References

  • Barton, H. (Ed.). (2000). Sustainable communities: The potential for eco-neighbourhoods. London: Earthscan.
  • ^ Barton, H., Grant, M., & Guise, R. (2010). Shaping neighbourhoods: For local health and global sustainability (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
  • Frank, L. D., Engelke, P. O., & Schmid, T. L. (2003). Health and community design: The impact of the built environment on physical activity. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Frumkinn, H., Frank, L., & Jackson, R. J. (Eds.). (2004). Urban sprawl and public health: Designing, planning and building for healthy communities. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Girling, C. ,& Kellett, R. (2005). Skinny streets and green neighbourhoods: Design for environment and community. Washington, DC: Island Press.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

PLN3606|1|1

School: Business and Law

This unit information may be updated and amended immediately prior to semester. To ensure you have the correct outline, please check it again at the beginning of semester.

  • Unit Title

    Urban Planning for Health

  • Unit Code

    PLN3606

  • Year

    2016

  • Enrolment Period

    2

  • Version

    1

  • Credit Points

    15

  • Full Year Unit

     N

  • Mode of Delivery

    On Campus

Description

This unit will focus on urban planning and implications for human health and well-being through exploration of social, economic and environmental factors. Considerable emphasis is placed on understanding health determinants and issues relating to equity and environmental quality. Tutorials will provide opportunities to examine contemporary approaches to integration of health and urban planning.

Equivalent Rule

Unit was previously coded PLN5606

Learning Outcomes

On completion of this unit students should be able to:

  1. Apply social ecological approaches to urban planning projects to achieve sustainable health outcomes.
  2. Demonstrate an understanding of the links between health and sustainable development.
  3. Demonstrate an understanding of the principles and concepts that relate to urban planning for health at local, regional and metropolitan levels.
  4. Demonstrate an understanding of the purpose of health impact assessments.
  5. Describe concepts of health and potential health effects of urban settings.
  6. Identify social and environmental determinants of health.

Unit Content

  1. Historical and contemporary approaches to urban planning for health.
  2. Communities and health: equity, cultural diversity, social and economic factors, and health.
  3. Urban environments and health: environmental quality, equity and sustainability, implications for assessing social, economic and environmental factors, determinants of health.
  4. Integrated urban and health planning: links between diverse and sustainable urban, social, economic and environmental factors.

Additional Learning Experience Information

On-campus students will attend a weekly lecture and tutorial. Lectures will include guest speakers from government and industry where appropriate. Off-campus students will be required to access a range of teaching and learning materials via Blackboard. Regular online access is required.

Assessment

GS1 GRADING SCHEMA 1 Used for standard coursework units

Students please note: The marks and grades received by students on assessments may be subject to further moderation. All marks and grades are to be considered provisional until endorsed by the relevant Board of Examiners.

ON CAMPUS
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEssay20%
AssignmentProject30%
AssignmentFinal report40%
PresentationPresentation10%
ONLINE
TypeDescriptionValue
AssignmentEssay20%
AssignmentProject30%
AssignmentFinal report40%
PresentationRecorded presentation10%

Text References

  • Barton, H. (Ed.). (2000). Sustainable communities: The potential for eco-neighbourhoods. London: Earthscan.
  • ^ Barton, H., Grant, M., & Guise, R. (2010). Shaping neighbourhoods: For local health and global sustainability (2nd ed.). London: Routledge.
  • Frank, L. D., Engelke, P. O., & Schmid, T. L. (2003). Health and community design: The impact of the built environment on physical activity. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Frumkinn, H., Frank, L., & Jackson, R. J. (Eds.). (2004). Urban sprawl and public health: Designing, planning and building for healthy communities. Washington, DC: Island Press.
  • Girling, C. ,& Kellett, R. (2005). Skinny streets and green neighbourhoods: Design for environment and community. Washington, DC: Island Press.

^ Mandatory reference

Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005)

For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Access and Inclusion website.

Academic Misconduct

Edith Cowan University has firm rules governing academic misconduct and there are substantial penalties that can be applied to students who are found in breach of these rules. Academic misconduct includes, but is not limited to:

  • plagiarism;
  • unauthorised collaboration;
  • cheating in examinations;
  • theft of other students' work;

Additionally, any material submitted for assessment purposes must be work that has not been submitted previously, by any person, for any other unit at ECU or elsewhere.

The ECU rules and policies governing all academic activities, including misconduct, can be accessed through the ECU website.

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